Maine’s governor says the media runs stupid, awful stories – because he plants fake news
‘I just love to sit in my office and make up ways so they’ll write these stupid stories’: Maine Governor Paul LePage
The Governor of Maine, Paul LePage, lashed out at the media for reporting he planned to leave the state during a budget impasse, and he suggested he sometimes concocts stories to mislead reporters.
The Republican governor also characterised the state media as “vile”, “inaccurate” and “useless”.
“I just love to sit in my office and make up ways so they’ll write these stupid stories because they are just so stupid, it’s awful,” he told WGAN-AM on Thursday.
Maine media, citing lawmakers, reported recently that LePage might leave the state amid a government shutdown. Republicans including Senate President Michael Thibodeau and Senator Roger Katz said LePage had told them he planned to leave the state.
Responding to a Freedom of Access Act request, the Senate Republican office produced a voicemail on Thursday in which the governor is heard telling Katz: “I’m heading out of town for about 10 days and I’d like to speak to you before I leave. So could you give me a call please? Thank you.”
